GGR124H1 Lecture Notes - Lewis Mumford, Louis Wirth
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Cities and urban life: an i nt ro to. Dam ian. dupuy@utoronto. ca: economist magazine, tvo, 8 o"clock. What this course is about: the macro view, defining the cute" or the urban", historical context, contemporary context. grid iron pattern came from the greek cities, imported from colonization to north american cities: city within a system of cities the urban system. They are fundamentally linked to one another: the micro view, internal relationships within the typical" city, how do cities work, city as a jigsaw puzzle. the individual pieces are only understood when you fit them together and get the big picture of the city: viewing where we live through the eyes of the urban geographer www. notesolution. com. Course themes: urbanization concepts and contexts, origin and growth of cities. Evolution of system of cities: cities as centres of production, service delivery, innovation and creativity, housing, city as a social space, human interventions in cities, governance and urban development.
